Personnel Actions Are  in Response to COVID-19-Related Declines in Airline Traffic

Gogo has announced that effective May 4, it will furlough approximately 60% of its workforce and reduce compensation for most other employees as part of a broad-based cost reduction plan due to the impact of COVID-19. The furloughs will impact more than 600 employees across all three of Gogo's business segments. The time and duration of those furloughs will vary based on workload in individual departments.

Last Flights Between Canada And The US Will Operate April 26, But Will Resume May 22

Air travel is about to get an additional restriction... of sorts. Air Canada will suspend scheduled service to the U.S. after April 26 as a result of the agreement between the governments of Canada and the United States to extend border restrictions by an additional 30 days, effective today. Air Canada plans to resume service to the US May 22, subject to any further government restrictions beyond that date. The airline is waiving change fees for affected customers with bookings during this period to enable them to reschedule their travel with no additional fee.

Will Continue To Operate Its Scheduled International And Domestic Flights

Virgin Australia has entered voluntary administration to 'recapitalise the business and help ensure it emerges in a stronger financial position on the other side of the COVID-19 crisis.' The Group’s Board of Directors has appointed Vaughan Strawbridge, John Greig, Sal Algeri and Richard Hughes of Deloitte as voluntary administrators of the company and a number of its subsidiaries. Velocity Frequent Flyer, while owned by the Group, is a separate company and is not in administration. The decision comes as the Group has continued to seek financial assistance from a number of parties, including State and Federal Governments, to help it through the unprecedented crisis, how